From vulnerability to viability: A situational analysis of small-scale fisheries in Asia and Africa

Issued Date

2023-09-01

Resource Type

Article

ISSN

0308597X

DOI

10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105731

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85164324453

Journal Title

Marine Policy

Volume

155

Rights Holder(s)

SCOPUS

Bibliographic Citation

Marine Policy Vol.155 (2023)

Suggested Citation

Dias A.C.E., Armitage D., Nayak P.K., Akintola S.L., Arizi E.K., Chuenpagdee R., Kumar Das B., Diba S.A., Ghosh R., Isaacs M., Islam G.M.N., Kane A., Li Y., Manase M.M., Mbaye A.A., Onyango P., Pattanaik S., Sall A., Susilowati I., Abrokwah S., Aheto D.W., Akiode O., Araba A.C., Areola F.O., Armah F.A., Attipoe E., Danagalan A.H., DebRoy P., Delaney A., Dieng M., Fakoya K.A., Furoida A.N., Gaye C.A.B., Gueye A., Gueye F., Hara M., Irfanullah H.M., Iyanda T., Juntarashote K., Kappo A., Kosamu I.B.M., Kusumawardhani H.A., Lee T., Gueye F., Mukherjee J., Namikawa T., Harada S., Njaya F.J., Parida P.K., Pieng B.N.C., Prasetyadewi M.I., Prayogi E., Quilter D., Raihan S.T., Roy A., Sagoe A.A., Samati M.E., Sambou C., Sammogam R., Sarr A., Sarr K.Y., Satumanatpan S., Seki I., Selim S.A., Sen A., Sow O., Lanang Tantra I.G., Traesupap S., Warren V., Yahya B.M., Yeemin T., Berenji S., Blythe J., Bundy A., Singh S. From vulnerability to viability: A situational analysis of small-scale fisheries in Asia and Africa. Marine Policy Vol.155 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105731 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87989

Title

From vulnerability to viability: A situational analysis of small-scale fisheries in Asia and Africa

Author(s)

Dias A.C.E.
 Armitage D.
 Nayak P.K.
 Akintola S.L.
 Arizi E.K.
 Chuenpagdee R.
 Kumar Das B.
 Diba S.A.
 Ghosh R.
 Isaacs M.
 Islam G.M.N.
 Kane A.
 Li Y.
 Manase M.M.
 Mbaye A.A.
 Onyango P.
 Pattanaik S.
 Sall A.
 Susilowati I.
 Abrokwah S.
 Aheto D.W.
 Akiode O.
 Araba A.C.
 Areola F.O.
 Armah F.A.
 Attipoe E.
 Danagalan A.H.
 DebRoy P.
 Delaney A.
 Dieng M.
 Fakoya K.A.
 Furoida A.N.
 Gaye C.A.B.
 Gueye A.
 Gueye F.
 Hara M.
 Irfanullah H.M.
 Iyanda T.
 Juntarashote K.
 Kappo A.
 Kosamu I.B.M.
 Kusumawardhani H.A.
 Lee T.
 Gueye F.
 Mukherjee J.
 Namikawa T.
 Harada S.
 Njaya F.J.
 Parida P.K.
 Pieng B.N.C.
 Prasetyadewi M.I.
 Prayogi E.
 Quilter D.
 Raihan S.T.
 Roy A.
 Sagoe A.A.
 Samati M.E.
 Sambou C.
 Sammogam R.
 Sarr A.
 Sarr K.Y.
 Satumanatpan S.
 Seki I.
 Selim S.A.
 Sen A.
 Sow O.
 Lanang Tantra I.G.
 Traesupap S.
 Warren V.
 Yahya B.M.
 Yeemin T.
 Berenji S.
 Blythe J.
 Bundy A.
 Singh S.

Author's Affiliation

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
 ICAR - Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore
 Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University
 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak
 Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
 University of Malawi
 University of Cape Coast Ghana
 Institute of Marine Sciences University of Dar Es Salaam
 University of Dar es Salaam
 Universite Cheikh Anta Diop
 Universitas Diponegoro
 University of the Western Cape
 Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
 Lagos State University
 Ramkhamhaeng University
 Memorial University of Newfoundland
 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
 University of Waterloo
 Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
 Obafemi Awolowo University
 Tokai University
 Tohoku University
 Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
 Brock University
 Fuze Ecoteer Outdoor Adventures Sdn Bhd
 Center for Ethics and Sustainable Development
 TBTI Global Foundation
 Creative Centre for Community Mobilisation (CRECCOM)
 Kutai Negara University
 National Boundary Commission
 Centre de Recherche - Développement des Technologies Intermédiaires de Pêche (CREDETIP)
 Japanese Institute of Fisheries Infrastructure and Communities

Other Contributor(s)

Mahidol University

Abstract

Small-scale fisheries (SSF) support over 90% of the 120 million people engaged in capture fisheries globally. Despite their contributions, SSF communities are often economically and politically marginalised, are highly vulnerable to change, and until recently, remained largely invisible in policy debates in most countries and internationally. This paper undertakes a situational analysis of 12 countries with significant small-scale fisheries (i.e., Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malawi, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Thailand) to better understand the context in which they might transition from vulnerability to viability. Several insights emerge from this analysis. First, we identify the social and ecological drivers of change that exacerbate vulnerability and undermine SSF viability by focusing on five key domains: economic/development, ecological and environmental, social and cultural, governance and management, and emerging issues. Second, we highlight several cross-cutting issues and challenges facing SSF, including increasing attention to gender and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, the situational analysis highlights several key policy and governance dimensions that are being explored in countries as potential enablers of more viable SSF. These include community-centered approaches and gender inclusion initiatives. Such governance interventions can also catalyze unintended vulnerabilities as vulnerability and viability are linked and dynamic processes. This situational analysis was co-developed as part of a global network of SSF researchers and practitioners across Africa and Asia. Outcomes of the situational analysis can be used to catalyze additional country and regional scale assessments and leverage opportunities for governance of small-scale fisheries.

Keyword(s)

Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Availability

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/87989

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Scopus 2023